Surrounding environment is mainly perceived through sight and hearing. Our sense of touch is mostly dedicated to explore the surface of objects using hands and fingers. Tactile sensitivity of the body skin is rather limited in common life, however this rep ...
This PhD thesis consists of planning, simulating, building, testing and characterizing a new electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, SWISSCASE. the Solar Wind Ion Source Simulator for the CAlibration of Space Experiments located at the University of ...
In the precision engineering industry, research and development is undertaken towards the development of microfactories, miniaturized environments for fabrication and assembly of small components. Micro handling and micromanipulation, especially in biology ...